There may already be a thread on this but I searched and couldn't find it.

1. Is there a difference in distance ed and online classes? From my understanding distance ed is completely online and online classes is mostly online but you take the test on campus?

2. How can you tell if it is distance ed or online on mypack? I think i remember something about the section being 600 or 900...

Thank you

12/30/2008 4:19:42 PM

i think they are both the same...but obviously some people actually take them from a "distance" and not so close to state...and it wouldnt make sense for them to drive all the way up to state for one test so what i think those folks do is they have to find a proctor where they are from to take it...at least i know one person that had to find a proctor where he lived to take the test

12/30/2008 7:13:59 PM

See i think that there is a difference with the coming to campus not having to pay extra fees....

I want to take an online class and not have to pay more for it....and I want to know how to figure out which ones are online...if this is even such a thing.

One of my friends took an "online" class last sem and she said there weren't any extra fees.

12/30/2008 7:20:30 PM

as far as actually taking the course, there may or may not be a difference between online and distance education. It mostly depends on the course as to what the actual requirements are. Some online classes are completely online and don't require you to campus for anything, others do.

From a tuition and fees standpoint they are completely different. Standard tuition for a semester covers 12 - 21 hours. Online courses fall in this category. Distance education courses have their own tuition and fees and are charged on a per hour basis.

Say you had 12 hours of on campus classes and a distance education version of a 3 hour course. You would be charged $2,637 for the campus classes and then an additional $429. Compare that to taking 12 hours on campus and that same course online and you will only pay the $2,637.

http://distance.ncsu.edu/tuition/undergradtuition.html
http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/cashier/tuition/ugtuition.asp

As you said, the section # for distance ed classes starts at 600.

Also, if you click the course # in mypack you can look at the schedule of courses. This link is looking at ENG 331. Notice the distance ed courses come after all the others for that course # and they have a "Distance Education Course" heading before the listing. The online courses generally say "ARRANGE" for the meeting time.
http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/reg_records/tracs_bk/sprg/courses/ENG.html#ENG331

You could also look at the course listings on the distance ed website:
http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/spring09/index.html

[Edited on December 30, 2008 at 7:54 PM. Reason : ]

12/30/2008 7:52:21 PM

ok i'm kinda lost on your thought process about this...i guess this is how "I" would do it...

http://distance.ncsu.edu/tuition/undergradtuition.html

obviously

next i'd check

http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/courses/index.html

prolly go to

http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/courses/websprg.html

and

http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/spring09/index.html

then i'd figure out

i see eng 332 is considered web based

bus 225 is considered distance ed

i took both

eng 332 was def "web based" imo...bus 225 was watching a ton of dvd lectures...i dont think i had to go to a final for 332....i had to go on campus for 225...i dont really remember there being any different prices, but i'm sure with that one link u can figure out which ones are more expensive

i guess what i'm curious of is which one is more expensive, distance ed or web based...the 600 thing is accurate...all my online classes had that...dont remember 900

[Edited on December 30, 2008 at 7:55 PM. Reason : dude above me prolly explained it better]

[Edited on December 30, 2008 at 8:20 PM. Reason : ohhhh...arrange...forgot about that one]

12/30/2008 7:55:15 PM

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"1. Is there a difference in distance ed and online classes? From my understanding distance ed is completely online and online classes is mostly online but you take the test on campus?"

Online classes do not incur DE fees. DE classes do.
For DE classes and online sections both, the testing arrangement is entirely up to the instructor. Sometimes, you'll need to do a seated test; the instructor will advise. If you're looking at a particular course, post it. For both DE and online classes, there is no clear-cut answer: it all depends very heavily on the course. But no matter what class it is, someone here can probably give you an answer. There are staff members who read study hall

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"2. How can you tell if it is distance ed or online on mypack? I think i remember something about the section being 600 or 900..."

601 = DE

You can pretty much ignore drunknloaded.
Hondaguy did a very good job of summarizing things.

12/30/2008 8:46:51 PM

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"Say you had 12 hours of on campus classes and a distance education version of a 3 hour course. You would be charged $2,637 for the campus classes and then an additional $429. Compare that to taking 12 hours on campus and that same course online and you will only pay the $2,637. "

I believe you have your figures wrong.
I've taken 55 credit hours through distance education and I've never had to pay $2637 for just distance ed classes. Now if you take distance ed with campus classes, thats a different story.

If you take 12 credit hours through distance ed (lets say they're not CSC courses, because they're $4 more for the EOS fee), the classes are $130 per credit hour with $13 per credit hour in fees. So, you have $143 * 12 = $1716.

Just to use my account summary as an example, I paid $1819 in fees last semester for 13 credit hours through DE. I've taken all of the DE courses that I can for my major now, so I have to commute and take all the courses on campus again. This semester for 13 credit hours, my tuition and fees are $2682.

12/30/2008 9:47:26 PM

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"Now if you take distance ed with campus classes, thats a different story."

That's exactly the scenario he laid out:

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"Say you had 12 hours of on campus classes and a distance education version of a 3 hour course. "

12/30/2008 9:53:39 PM

Okay I just read everything and maybe I just can't read but how do you determine whether it is distance ed or online? Do you first just see that it starts with 600 and then e-mail the prof?

Thank you so much for all your help so far

12/30/2008 10:01:38 PM

^yes, if the section is 600 something it is distance ed. Why would you need to email the professor once you have registered?

[Edited on December 30, 2008 at 10:12 PM. Reason : hmm]

12/30/2008 10:07:38 PM

[Edited on December 30, 2008 at 10:12 PM. Reason : interesting]

12/30/2008 10:09:56 PM

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" For DE classes and online sections both, the testing arrangement is entirely up to the instructor. Sometimes, you'll need to do a seated test; the instructor will advise. If you're looking at a particular course, post it. For both DE and online classes, there is no clear-cut answer: it all depends very heavily on the course. But no matter what class it is, someone here can probably give you an answer. There are staff members who read study hall "

Actually with online, its assumed you are a student, therefore they can make you take in class tests and whatnot i think (this is mostly new so im not too sure on it yet).

DE, as you can be out of state (or country) they have to give you the option of a proctor or remote test. There are limits with it, but if you contact the DE office, Im sure they can explain it to you. I remember a buddy taking one, and had this exams at a library with the librarian watching him.

12/31/2008 10:42:26 AM

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"Actually with online, its assumed you are a student, therefore they can make you take in class tests and whatnot i think (this is mostly new so im not too sure on it yet)"

Can make

Like I said: it's up to the instructor and depends on the course. In the one online course I've taken, the instructor treated it just like a distance ed class, including telling folks how to find a proctor if they needed one.

12/31/2008 10:45:58 AM

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"Thank you so much for all your help so far "

you are welcome! happy new year!

12/31/2008 4:25:11 PM